Financial TimesPalestinian kills 3 Israelis outside West Bank settlementABC NewsIsraeli police blocks the road to Har Adar settlement near Jerusalem, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. Israeli police said that a Palestinian attacker opened fire at the entrance to the settlement killing three Israeli men and critically wounding a fourth.Palestinian gunman kills three I […]

ForbesItalian Bike Race's Move To Israel Throws Up Questions For Arab Teams And Potential For DétenteForbesOne of the world's most prestigious bike races, the Giro d'Italia, will visit Israel as part of its schedule next year, throwing up a potentially thorny problem for two of the teams that will be expected to take part and which are sponsor […]

HaaretzTurkey's Erdogan threatens to halt renewed Israel ties over backing for Kurdish stateJewish Telegraphic Agency“If Israel does not reconsider its support for Kurdish independence, Turkey will not be able to take many steps we would have with Israel, too,” Erdogan said Tuesday, the day after a nonbinding referendum by Iraqi Kurdistan on whether to […]

National PostBarbara Kay: Boycott Roger Waters, rock legend and rabid Israel haterNational PostIn 2013 lead Animals singer Eric Burdon cancelled an appearance in Israel, intimidated by the relentless anti-Israel “pro-peace” zealots of the Boycott/Divestment/Sanctions (BDS) campaign. Other celebrities who have caved to threats of shunning and ...and more » […]

Page SixDon't mention Israel to Greta GerwigPage SixAs Greta Gerwig gathers Oscar buzz for her directorial debut, “Lady Bird,” journalists are being told not to ask the actress about her recent opposition to Lincoln Center's performances of a play co-produced by two Israeli theater companies and backed ...

HaaretzIsrael Refuses to Stop Arms Sales to Myanmar, Despite Its Campaign of Rape, Torture and Massacres Against the ...HaaretzResponding on Monday to a petition in the High Court of Justice from human-rights activists demanding an end to the arms sales, Shosh Shmueli, representing the state, said the court should not interfere in Israel's foreign relat […]

Jewish Telegraphic AgencyConan and 'Transparent' give Israel the normalcy it cravesJewish Telegraphic AgencyYet both shows appeared to have emerged from an earlier, less complicated era when Israel was largely seen as a regional good guy and the Palestinians as an uncomfortable but ultimately solvable nuisance if only haters on both sides would let […]

The Electronic Intifada (blog)Germany's new Nazis see Israel as role modelThe Electronic Intifada (blog)While Germany needs no lessons in how to be racist, this catastrophe can in part be attributed to leaders in Israel and their fanatical supporters: for years they have made common cause with Europe's far right, demonizing Muslims as alien invader […]

The Times of IsraelIsraeli tech helps Mexican rescuers locate quake victimsThe Times of IsraelRadio-wave technology developed by Israeli firm Camero-Tech that can “see” through solid walls is helping rescue workers in Mexico search through rubble for buried victims, Amir Beeri, the CEO of the firm, said. “We got reports from our representative ...

When New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo arrived in a Maria-devastated Puerto Rico Friday, he brought with him a half-dozen electrical generators – coveted assistance for an island that officials estimate could be without power for months. If New York’s governor saw fit to demonstrate solidarity with Puerto Rico, it is because of the sizable and well-established Puer […]

After a hurricane, earthquake, or a terrorist attack, artists and performers are usually not first responders. A good example was Telemundo’s four-hour telethon on Sept. 24 that brought out stars such as Jennifer Lopez on behalf of the victims of hurricanes Maria, Harvey, Irma, as well as the Mexican earthquakes. “The healing power of the arts is a real thin […]

For two days after Mexico’s 7.1 earthquake toppled scores of buildings, killing what’s now believed to be nearly 300 people, the country was captivated by the story of Frida Sofía, a 12-year-old on the brink of a miraculous rescue. Frida Sofía didn’t exist. Recommended: How much do you know about Mexico?

In a bright and boxy photo studio in South Sudan’s capital, an industrial printer is spitting out a glossy stack of exotic vacation snapshots. Recommended: Think you know Africa? “Couches, grand pianos, far away houses – these are the things people most like to have the backgrounds in their pictures,” says Tsedeke Abebaw, the owner of On Time Photo Studios i […]

We all heard Donald Trump brag about committing sexual assault. It was shocking to hear, and upsetting to nearly everyone. Trump wants us to believe that it was locker room banter: just men talking the way men talk! In other words, it was harmless. But Donald Trump is wrong. The words he spoke were not […] The post What It Feels Like to Be A Survivor of Sex […]

Judging by the number of articles, words per article, comments per article, and pure passion, one could reasonably conclude that the war of words being waged against Open Orthodoxy is of major public interest and concern. I am certain that many people are extremely invested in how this all plays out on the pages of […] The post Why the War of Words About Ope […]

Presenting another episode of Finkorswim Live on the Stunt Show. Today’s show featured two topics. Understanding both sides of the Orthodox women rabbis issue and Elad Nehorai joined us to talk about Hevria and Hevria Academy. The show aired at 1 PM ET today on NachumSegal.com and the NSN App. The show has been archived and is available as a podcast on […] T […]

About a year ago, I launched a series of Torah classes that has taken me on an inspiring journey. The chief complaint of the mostly Millennial group who asked me to teach this class, was that they were fluent in the basics of Judaism, they knew the curated version of its meaning that they learned in school, they wanted […] The post My Course on Non-Conformis […]

This article first appeared on Haaretz.com. It is reproduced here with permission. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the starting block and finish line of our yearlong journey. The High Holidays offer us time to reflect, repent, and redo. We are seeking a chance to start over, aspiring to a better life. As we start […] The post Why Jews Should Look to Germany […]

The High Holidays are upon us. For the last 7 years, I have been in Venice for the High Holidays. I will certainly miss that experience this year. A few people asked me if I would be leading a High Holidays service this year. I would love to lead a High Holidays service this year. […] The post Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Services appeared first on Finkorswi […]

Orthodox Judaism emphasizes Talmud study. Some people love the analysis and debate format of the Talmud but other people prefer studying the final decisions of the Talmud. They don’t enjoy the argument and discussion in the Talmud, and they most certainly do not love the layer upon layer of subsequent debate about the arguments in […] The post Why Can’t We A […]

This article first appeared in the Jewish Journal. The Jewish family is in a constant state of mourning. Most of the time, we push our mourning to the back of our collective consciousness and carry on our daily lives as if we’ve suffered no loss. Once a year, though, we allow the misery and pain […] The post Who Will Comfort Us? appeared first on Finkorswim. […]

The Pew Research Center released their recent study, and the results paint a bleak picture of our religious future in America. It is clear: God’s poll numbers are down across the board, and especially among Millennials. Immediately, frantic media headlines prophesied the end of religion as we know it. Is this fate? Are we destined to live […] The post Religi […]

THE MUSES OF BASHEVIS SINGER by Shaul Betser and Asaf Galay – TRAILER

Fighting the Global Demonization of the Jewish State – Featuring Shmuley Boteach and Ron Prosor

18.02.2015

Kesher Luncheon 2014 Video 1-5

Kesher Luncheon 2014 Video 1-5

Natalie Portman’s “A Tale of Love and Darkness”

14.05.2015
Based on Amos Oz’s novel, “A Tale of Love and Darkness” tells the story of the author’s childhood during the transitive years when Palestine was reclassified as Israel. The clip is about the “Paraable f Two Monks”. http://bit.ly/DeadlineSubscribe

“סיפור על אהבה וחושך-מסע אל רובנו של עמוס עוז” דברי עוז בתום ההקרנה

דני ליטני – סיפור של אהבה

”Schindler’s List” – John Williams – violin solos by Itzhak Perlman

Wikimedia Israel looked for a special way to celebrate the Hebrew Wikipedia 10th anniversary – something that has never been done before.
The result was a unique collaboration with TV Channel 2, the most viewed channel in Israel! For an entire week, five of the most senior Channel 2 reporters, who learned to edit Wikipedia by our volunteers, wrote or extended an article on Hebrew Wikipedia.
Then, each recorded a one minute video, explaining why they have decided to write on this specific topic. Every day, just before the evening news broadcast, the video was broadcasted and while the anchor presented the project, he explained “we wanted to celebrate Wikipedia’s 10th anniversary and show that everyone can write an article on Wikipedia” .

Hava Nagila – Amrutam Gamaya – Music Mojo Season 3 – KappaTV

Hava Nagila by ‘Amrutam Gamaya’ a cover of “Hava Nagila” (הבה נגילה Havah Nagilah, “Let us rejoice”) an Israeli folk song traditionally sung at Jewish celebrations. It is considered to be perhaps the first modern Israeli folk song in the Hebrew language that has become a staple of band performers at Jewish weddings and Bar/Bat Mitzvahs.

The Lady Lifers: A moving song from women in prison for life

15.05.2015
The ten women in this chorus have all been sentenced to life in prison. They share a moving song about their experiences — one that reveals their hopes, regrets and fears. “I’m not an angel,” sings one, “but I’m not the devil.” Filmed at an independent TEDx event inside Muncy State Prison, it’s a rare and poignant look inside the world of people imprisoned with no hope of parole.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more.

Lionel Rocheman – Margeritkele (Yiddish Song)

30.09.2014
Lionel Rocheman – Margeritkele
from the album “Yiddisch Story”
released 1978 in France

Lionel Rocheman – Die Werbe (Yiddish Song) France 1978

Lionel Rochman – Die Werbe
from the album “Yiddisch Story”
released 1978 in France

ISRAEL MUSIC HISTORY U.S. Army Band Hebrew Song סביבון בתזמורת צבא ארה”ב

When the Rebbe saved three lives

Dr Harold Serebro is a leading medical practitioner, entrepreneur and author of several books.
He recalls how one a busy afternoon, a panicked Rabbi Bernhard walked into his Johannesburg practice holding a file of x-rays belonging to a congregant.
The Rabbi’s dilemma: Doctors were insisting on immediate surgery, but the Rebbe was of an entirely different opinion.
Living Torah Disc 134 Program 534

Hamilchama Ha’achrona – Yehoram Gaon

Beautiful song by Yehoram Gaon about the sacrifices of various units and divisions in the Israeli army during Israel’s wars. Enjoy!

Hebrew Songs

V’haer Einenu written by Reb. Shlomo Carlebach. Yigdal Elohim Chai written by Kay Smith. Video produced by Luis and Jano Skinfill of Skinfill Entertainment Records, The Worship TV Channel.

Israel: Defying the Odds

Amazing facts about Israel
Taken from http://www.aish.com/h/iid/90073102.html
Produced by Rabbi Ephraim Shore, one of the directors of Aish HaTorah Jerusalem, and the Israel Director for HonestReporting.com and the Hasbara Fellowships for campus Israel activism. Prior to making aliyah, he was Executive Director of Aish Miami and Aish Toronto.

Thank you:
Nefesh B’Nefesh Staff
To the Olim who made this video possible
Aimee Loshinksy

Israel – what a beautiful country

The renewed growth of anti-Israeli attitudes is also irritating. Old and new resentments are being nurtured, revived, and advanced. Irraels will for self-defense and self-preservation is being distorted, and Israels right to act accordingly is being disputed. In this respect, our sympathy has certain priorities, and the latent left-wing anti-Zionism is shocking and annoying. Comparing Israelis with Nazis, calling their politics fascistic should in turn regard Germans as victims of an unaccepted defeat. Those who sell the terror initiated by the Palestinians as fight for freedom and who deny Israel the right for self-defense, who deny the positive sides of this one and only respectable justice system in the Near-East, nauseate us with their ideological untruthfulness.
Kategorie: Nachrichten & Politik

israel for ever foundation.org

Are Your Lights On?!

16.04.2015
Oorah kicks off a new weekly series with a thought-provoking look at the Torah portion of the week, Parshas Shmini, featuring TorahMates coordinator Rabbi Mordechai Beer. Short and to the point, guaranteed to fill your week with inspiration.

In her book, “Becoming Frum: How Newcomers Learn the Language and Culture of Orthodox Judaism,” Sarah Bunin Benor describes how newly orthodox Jews have to adopt not only the laws and customs, but also new speech patterns.
Speaker Biography: Sarah Bun

‘SACRED SPERM’ INTERVIEW – RAINDANCE

Director ORI GRUDER (AKA OR YASHAR)
talks to Soul Star about his Feature Documentary ‘SACRED SPERM’ which looks deeply & sensitively at an aspect of Ultra Orthodox Hasidic Judaism which is rarely discussed in public

Janusz Korczak, the pen name of Henryk Goldszmit[1] (22 July 1878 or 1879 – August 7, 1942[2]), was a Polish-Jewish educator, children’s author, and pediatrician known as Pan Doktor (“Mr. Doctor”) or Stary Doktor (“Old Doctor”). After spending many years working as director of an orphanage in Warsaw, he refused freedom and stayed with his orphans when the institution was sent from the Ghetto to the Treblinka extermination camp, during the Grossaktion Warsaw of 1942.[3] Photo by Wikipedia

The Last Korczak Boy

15.04.2015
Itzchak Belfer never really left Yanusz Korczak’s orphanage on Krochmalna Street in Warsaw, Poland. Even though he is now 90 years old, a well-known Israeli artist, he will always be little Itzchakele from Warsaw, and Korczak is always with him in thought and spirit. The Polish doctor and educator lives on in Belfer’s drawings and paintings, and Yanusz Korczak’s spirit dwells in the artist’s soul.

Belfer shares with us his amazingly clear memories from the orphanage on Krochmalna Street in pre-World War II Warsaw. He reveals Korczak’s unique view of children as, first of all, human beings to be treated with the same dignity and consideration as adults.

He warmly describes the work of Korczak and his assistant, Stepha Wilczyńska, at the orphanage, their love for the children and their total dedication to saving them, which led to their tragic end.

Janusz Korczak

(Source: Yad Vashem) http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/holoca…

(Pen name of Henryk Goldszmit; 1878/9-1942)

Polish Jewish doctor, author and educator. Born in Warsaw to an assimilated Jewish family, Korczak dedicated his life to caring for children, particularly orphans. He believed that children should always be listened to and respected, and this belief was reflected in his work. He wrote several books for and about children, and broadcast a children’s radio program. In 1912 Korczak became the director of a Jewish orphanage in Warsaw.

When World War II broke out in 1939, Korczak first refused to accept the German occupation and heed their regulations (consequently spending time in jail). However, when the Jews of Warsaw were forced to move into a ghetto, Korczak refocused his efforts on the children in his orphanage. Despite offers from Polish friends to hide him on the “Aryan” side of the city, Korczak refused to abandon the children.

On August 5, 1942, during a 2-month wave of deportations from the ghetto, the Nazis rounded up Korczak and his 200 children. They marched in rows to the Umschlagplatz with Korczak in the lead. He never abandoned his children, even to the very end. Korczak and the children were sent to Treblinka, where they were all murdered.

Israel Tel Aviv Museum of Art New Building

Tel Aviv Museum of Art opened its new building on November 2011.
The new building designed by Preston Scott Cohen — the head of Harvard University School of Architecture.

The Spielberg Jewish Film Archive – Morocco Music

Name: Morocco – Music of the Jews from North Africa
Year: 1994
Duration: 00:29:04
Language: English

Abstract: Part of the Israel Music Heritage Project. A look at the mixture of Arab melodies with Hebrew text that forms the basis of Moroccan Jewish music.

The Spielberg Jewish Film Archive –
The 500 films, selected for the virtual cinema, reflect the vast scope of documentary material collected in the Spielberg Archive. The films range from 1911 to the present and include home movies, short films and full length features.

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The Exodus as Cultural Memory- Ron Hendel

02.04.2015
Ron Hendel Ph.D., Norma and Sam Dabby Professor of Hebrew Bible and Jewish Studies, University of California at Berkeley
The Exodus is a central event in biblical and Jewish memory. But according to the archaeological and historical record, it is unclear what it is a memory of. I propose that it is, in part, a transformed memory of the demise of the Egyptian Empire in Canaan, which facilitated the emergence of Israel as an independent people. The story served as an engine of a distinctive cultural identity, a function that it continues to perform today.

The colors of Jerusalem

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Lia van Leer (Hebrew: ליה ון ליר‎, August 8, 1924 – March 13, 2015) was a pioneer in the field of art film programming and film archiving in Israel. She was the founder of the Haifa Cinematheque, the Jerusalem Cinematheque, the Israel Film Archive and theJerusalem Film Festival.

Lia van Leer (Greenberg) was born on August 8, 1924 in the Bessarabian city of Bălți, then in Romania, now in Moldova. Her father, Simon Greenberg, was a wheat exporter and her mother, Olga, was a WIZO volunteer. She attended a public high school and spent summer holidays in the Carpathian mountains. In 1940, her parents sent her to Palestine to visit her sister Bruria, a dentist, who had immigrated in 1936 and was living in Tel Aviv. She never saw her parents again.[1] In July 1941, the Germans occupied Beltsy and murdered her father and other Jewish community leaders. Her mother and grandmother were deported to Transnistria and died in a concentration camp. Lia moved to Jerusalem in 1943 to attend the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1952, she married Wim Van Leer, a Dutch engineer, pilot, playwright and film producer, and settled in Haifa.[2] They founded the country’s first film club in 1955.

One Day / Israel

On a journey in the Middle East, brothers Robert and Adam Kolodny (from the Brooklyn based production companyhouseofnod.com) explored the diverse adventure that is the State of Israel and the region it exists in. They went with a group then later went off backpacking, staying with friends they met along the journey and at hostels. This is the document of what was observed on this journey through one of the most complex, misunderstood, important and beautiful places in the world. This film is a message of hope and equality.
Shot on location in Jerusalem, The West Bank, Haifa, The Negev, Tel Aviv, Nazareth, Tiberias, Netanya, Golan Heights, Tsfat and Hebron.

ISRAEL21cdotcom

There’s so much more to 21st century Israel than the conflict that dominates media coverage.
The reality of daily life in Israel is about commerce and research; art and culture; music and dance; community and family. Through ISRAEL21c’s original and aggregated content, we hope to convey this vibrancy to you.

Going to Freedom

Passover: Seeing The True You

“Voodoo Chile”, Lazer Lloyd in Jerusalem

26.03.2015
“Voodoo Chile”, Lazer Lloyd in Jerusalem
Lazer Lloyd

Jew in the City

How Much Do People Know About Orthodox Jews? (Man on the Street )
03.03.2015
How much does your average New Yorker know about Orthodox Jews? Find out here!http://JewintheCity.com
Filmed by Arielle Burstein, edited by http://eliecreative.com
Outfit by http://mayasplaceny.com

TEL AVIV Waterfront Cities of the World Discovery Channel new HD full documentary

Sparks Next

Founded in 2009, Sparks Next has fast made a name for itself, raising the bar in the world of cinematography. Founded by filmmaker Danny Finkelman, a Manhattan Beach resident, Sparks Next has brought a previously unprecedented level of professionalism to the Jewish entertainment business, with its staff of young and talented filmmakers, an award winning screenwriter and world renowned musicians.
A boutique production house, Sparks Next scripts, produces, shoots and edits every project from start to finish and has worked with virtually every major artist in the Jewish music industry. Sparks’ list of credits is long and varied and includes the ensemble video Unity for Justice, which featured over 40 Jewish music stars in an effort to raise awareness and funds for Sholom Rubashkin, The Japan Song, filmed on site at the Chiba Detention Center, and Rainbow in the Night, a short retrospective of the Holocaust created to educate today’s youth about the horrors of World War II.

KOLture Shock Hatikva – קולצ’ר שוק התקוה

15.03.2015
KOLture Shock and Im Tirtzu teamed up for a flash mob on the Jerusalem light rail right before the Israeli elections.

Idan Raichel Project – “Ayal Ayale” (Live)

The Idan Raichel Project is an Israeli musical collective that features singers from Ethiopia, and a cross-cultural roster of Yemenite, Arab, African and Caribbean musicians. Superstars in Israel, The Idan Raichel Project is about to release their music worldwide on the new Cumbancha label, which was founded by the longtime head of A&R at Putumayo World Music. Visit http://www.cumbancha.com for more information.

Abraham G-Medhin and Solomon Haile Tribute Song to Meles Zenawi

The late Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, was a dynamic and visionary leader who left his marks not just on Ethiopia but also on the continent of Africa as a whole. RIP Meles.

Abraham Gebremedhin

Matzo in Samarkand

22.03.2015

On the same page: first ever group of women complete full Talmud study

For the first time since 1923, daily Talmud study group learned and taught exclusively by women completes 7.5 year cycle this week.
27.01.2015

Laurence Sherr, Sonata for Cello and Piano–Mir zaynen do!, World premiere
18:50 I. Resolute
26:06 II. From Another World
34:50 III. Partisan March

The Synagogue Experience: Beth Sholom Synagogue

The Synagogue Experience is a series of thirteen documentary shorts that immerse visitors in post-World War II synagogue architecture, a period of great diversity and inspiration as American Jews began to express themselves through the construction of monumental synagogue edifices. Featuring breathtaking timelapse photography and interviews with synagogue congregants and clergy, the films delve into the meaning and symbolism of the unparalleled architectural work of such esteemed architects as Frank Lloyd Wright, Percival Goodman, William Harrison and Max Abramovitz, and Minoru Yamasaki. Beyond the architecture, the films also reveal how the distinct characteristics of Jewish communities from New York to Texas to California manifested in the diverse architectural expression evident in the films. An interactive touchscreen in the gallery allows visitors select the film they would like to see projected.

Chabad Hebrew School Pesach 2015

22.03.2015
Chabad of the Lehigh Valley celebrates Pesach with a chocolate seder and games that were so much fun!